LETTER IX.

Consecration of the Bishop of Algarve.--Pathetic Music.--Valley of Alcantara.--Enormous Aqueduct.--Visit to the Marialva Palace.--Its much revered Masters.--Collection of rarities.--The Viceroy of Algarve.--Polyglottery.--A night-scene.--Modinhas.--Extraordinary Procession.--Blessings of Patriarchal Government. 34